The sky is shining with a few morning stars, lonely and cold.
The morning mist as thin as gauze flows with the wind, covering hills, rivers, farmland, reed swamps and woods.
Thousands of horse hooves trampled the river valley.
The weeds stained with crystal dew were uprooted and then fell heavily to the ground.
A cloud of blood poured down, seemingly providing nutrients to the earth.
Xie Yanzhang fought his way through the enemy formation, staining his clothes with blood.
The broken terrain in the mountains is extremely unfavorable to both sides, but overall, it seems to be more unfavorable to the Bian army.
What they are good at is close combat, that is, using a relatively strict formation and good equipment, supplemented by appropriate tactics, which is an orthodox Central Plains cavalry warfare method that does not require high individual riding skills, but high requirements for discipline and cooperation.
The style of the Xia army's cavalry was relatively mixed.
Their equipment was poor, and the poor part was their weapons. Many people's lances were broken in the first round of attacks, and they had to draw their swords to fight. The Bian Army's horses were powerful and heavy, and they took advantage of them when they were swinging them.
It should be said that there should be no fear.
But the terrain here is too broken, which most tests the ability of man and horse to combine.
At the end of the battle, the cavalry of the Shuofang Army simply galloped up and down the hillside and valleys, galloping and shooting, using the tactics of small groups to fight, which made the cavalry of the Bian Army unable to form a formation miserable. Many of them had armors on them.
It was full of arrows, and many people became infantry because their horses fell down.
The sound of "dang-dang" was heard, and the cavalry of the Bian Army were relieved, and they all moved closer to Xie Yanzhang's banner and retreated.
At the same time, Liu Kangyi led more than a hundred riders to charge in the opposite direction.
Wearing heavy armor and holding thick horse poles, they were full of fighting spirit and marched forward indomitably.
A group of Xia army cavalry in front of them were directly knocked away.
However, it seemed that not many people were killed. Most of them scattered to both sides. The war horses circled on the gentle slope, and then they drew their riding bows and shot.
If Shao Shude were here, he would definitely be very angry. He has been practicing Silver Spear for so long, and he is still determined to play like the prairie cavalry.
I asked you to practice spears and formation attacks. You may look decent at ordinary times, but when the critical moment comes, you still subconsciously engage in mounted shooting.
Moreover, the silver gun is too unlucky.
Strategic cavalry is not supposed to compete with tactical cavalry in face-to-face combat. That is not your strength.
In the battle of Yanchang City, the silver spears encountered Li Keyong's cavalry who were good at fighting. Without the iron kites to come to the rescue, more than 80% of them would have been defeated.
This time I went out to steal chickens, but met the oncoming Bian Army cavalry again, and started doing it on the spot in Xiashi County.
"The Bian army is so brave, they actually dare to take the initiative to attack." On the hillside, Wang Chong looked at Liu Kangyi who was rushing left and right, and said angrily: "Leave some people to deal with this thief, and the rest will chase after me."
"Deputy envoy, would you like to invite Tie Yaozi over?"
The terrain in the mountains is broken, and Wang Chong only has more than two thousand cavalry around him, all of them are light cavalry with silver spears.
"They are following the military envoy. How can we invite them?" Wang Chong glanced at him sideways and said, "Hurry up and chase them! Take advantage of the situation and occupy Shihao Town."
After rushing the flag down the hillside, a large group of cavalry rushed on the valley floor, chasing the Bian army in the direction of their retreat.
Di Jinze teaches martial arts, and when faced with armored and horse-mounted cavalry, the silver spear will be disgraced. Although the commander always says that the silver spear is a "clutching weapon" and is not about "the ability to rush into battle and fight", but
Being compared to others time and time again, this face is still dull.
In today's battle, we will use the terrain to take advantage of cavalry and archery, and spin the Bian army's cavalry around. It's a rare opportunity to beat a drowned dog, so how can you miss it?
Two thousand riders galloped like a gust of wind.
When the sun finally rose from the horizon, the two thousand cavalry of Silver Spear Dudu had already approached Shihao Town.
This is a large military town with a barracks and garrison.
Wang Chong saw from a distance that the fleeing cavalry of the Bian Army did not stop at all. Except for a few cavalry with insufficient horsepower who rushed into the stronghold to escape, most of them continued to flee eastward.
There were soldiers in the stronghold who came out of the camp and formed a formation outside the stronghold wall. There were many spears and bows strung up, as if they were demonstrating.
Silver Gun didn't care about them at all and continued to pursue them.
Xie Yanzhang had already changed his horse and looked at Xia Bing who was chasing after him with gritted teeth.
He heard that on the grassland, this group of people often chased the enemy for days and nights. Sometimes they even pursued the enemy for thousands of miles and would not stop until they beheaded the enemy.
He still has more than a thousand cavalry under his command, and the other two groups each have a thousand cavalry. I wonder if they have met Xia Bing.
There was the sound of bowstrings from behind, mixed with faint screams.
There were Xia soldiers approaching on fast horses, killing people with their superb cavalry and archery skills.
You thief is too arrogant!
Xie Yanzhang identified the direction, and then assigned a general to run towards the direction of Ganhaozhai with some of the cavalry that were no longer powerful. The remaining people retreated to Huguo Village with one man and two horses.
By noon, the pursuing parties had entered Yongning County.
The formations of both sides became more and more scattered, and it was difficult for their respective commanders to control their troops.
Xie Yanzhang led four to five hundred riders up the gentle slope, then slowed down his horse and moved forward cautiously along the rugged mountain road.
This place is already the area of the two mausoleums of the Koban Mountains. Strictly speaking, it is part of the West Kooshan Mountains and is the only place that leads to the Luoyang Post Road.
The two east and west valleys are thirty miles long, of which the east valley has several miles of long slopes and is steep and steep, with no square track for vehicles. The west bridge is entirely made of stone slopes, twelve miles long, and is absolutely as dangerous as the east valley.
After both sides rushed along the post road into the stone slope area of Xikiao, the speed of the horses dropped sharply, making it difficult to drive.
Wang Chong looked at the terrain and was shocked. He immediately ordered the attack and gathered the sergeants.
The Silver Spear Sergeants were well-trained and felt the threat. After hearing the order, they immediately stopped their forward movement and did not turn around and run away. Instead, they covered each other and retreated alternately.
In the forest, Ge Congzhou shook his head regretfully.
This group of pursuers is alert and not as stupid as the Hedong cavalry!
The group of people under Li Ya'er were outnumbered when they chased them. They were brave enough, but they were often ambushed, just like the characters of their two marshals.
There was a sound of trumpets in the mountains.
The crossbow arrows shot through the forest and struck leaves. The Xia soldiers who were rushing as fast as they could before leaving screamed and fell to the ground.
This seemed to be a signal, and then the drums beat loudly. A large group of infantry jumped out from their hiding place, armed with long spears and crossbows. After adjusting their formation for a while, they charged down the mountain slope.
The Silver Spear soldiers no longer took turns to cover, they all mounted their horses and ran away.
Xie Yanzhang led the Bian Army cavalry to detour and charge down again.
"Fuck you, uncle!" Wang Chong learned the commander's catchphrase. Sure enough, there was an ambush! I don't know who the leader of the bandit army is. He is very experienced in using troops. He should not be an unknown person.
I didn’t say anything, just run away! Can a two-legged one catch up to a four-legged one?
Thanks to Wang Chong's early order, most of the people gathered together and retreated frantically.
Xie Yanzhang led the Bian Army cavalry in pursuit, intercepted some of the slowest runners, and then cooperated with the infantry to surround and kill them one by one.
Ge Congzhou stood high on the mountain slope and carefully examined the Xia army's cavalry.
The main force managed to escape, but they gathered again in the distant wilderness.
The style is very different from the Central Plains cavalry, just like a wolf.
This kind of cavalry is both easy and difficult to deal with.
If you can force them to fight head-on, it's actually not difficult to defeat them. The difficulty lies in forcing them to fight decisively.
"Grandpa." After killing the last silver spear cavalryman, Xie Yanzhang, covered in blood, came over, looking a little ashamed, and said: "As soon as I went to Shaanzhou, I was discovered by the Xia thieves. In the battle of Xiashi,
The Xia thieves went up the mountains and down the slopes, galloping and shooting, but the soldiers were unable to resist the enemy, and more than 500 people were lost."
Ge Congzhou scratched the handle of the sword with his left thumb, his face was extremely calm, and after the adopted son finished speaking, he said: "Chao Cuo said in the former Han Dynasty that the Huns' cavalry went up the mountains and down the slopes, and the Han soldiers could not match it.
.The grassland is vast, and the Xiongnu are fighting. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, and they had to dismount and fight on the ground. They were extremely passive. This is the way for the cavalry of the Xia thieves. It is actually not difficult to deal with. The weather, the people, and the location are favorable. Yesterday you suffered a defeat.
Due to the disadvantage of the favorable location, if the Xia thieves were all cavalry, they would be easy to deal with. What worries me is that Shao thieves are from the orthodox official army and have many cavalry. This cavalry army named "Silver Spear Capital", but
They are a weak force at the bottom of the pack. Their only strengths are quick maneuverability and good riding and shooting abilities."
Xie Yanzhang recalled it carefully, and it seemed that the elite cavalry he saw in Guanzhong were from Ma Shan. Where did they go?
"Withdraw." Ge Congzhou smiled and said, "My father has failed."
Xie Yanzhang was stunned. He had just ambushed Xia Bing, and although he failed to succeed, he still killed three or four hundred of his cavalry. His own casualties were very small, so how could he be defeated?
"The soldiers in Henan are few and weak, and the defense is too passive. My father wanted to take the initiative to make a surprise attack, but caught Shao's thieves off guard, and ended up being stopped at Xiashi." Ge Congzhou said.
Xie Yanzhang was a little ashamed.
If he is not discovered and can successfully penetrate deep into Shaanxi and Guo and touch the location of the main force of the Shao thieves, will there be great gains?
"I expected to be stopped. I originally wanted to lure Shao's army to pursue them and ambush them here. I would defeat them for a while and shake their morale. This would make it easier to fight later. However, most of the battle failed." Ge
Cong Zhou shook his head and sighed: "The main force of the Shao thieves has not moved at all, and they don't know what they are doing. If the two battles fail, this battle will be difficult to fight. Let's wait for the Bianzhou reinforcements to come. There may be a chance."